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News Articles: Animals

Elephants at a water pan in Hwange National Park in north western Zimbabwe. The sanctuary has a capacity for 15,000 elephants, but it currently hosts more than 45,000 according to ZimParks, the country's wildlife management authority.

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  • Climate

Drought is driving elephants closer to people. The consequences can be deadly

Zimbabwe's elephant population is growing, but climate change makes rainfall unpredictable. Animals travel farther in search of water now and often end up clashing with villagers for scarce resources

August 15, 2022
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  • Tendai Marima
The Cincinnati Zoo named its baby hippo Fritz. The healthy baby calf was born Aug. 3.

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  • Animals

Fiona the hippo's little brother has a name after a worldwide contest

The Cincinnati Zoo named the calf Fritz after receiving over 90,000 name suggestions from every U.S. state and more than 60 countries. He's the brother to a famous hippo who was born prematurely.

August 15, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
Freya the walrus is pictured sitting on a boat in Frognerkilen in Oslo, Norway, on July 18. Authorities in Norway said on Sunday that they have euthanized the walrus that had drawn crowds of spectators in the Oslo Fjord after concluding it posed a risk to humans.

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  • Animals

Freya the walrus drew crowds of fans. And that's why Norway decided to euthanize her

Authorities had warned people not to get close to her or pose for photos with the massive mammal. As a last resort, officials decided she posed a threat to humans and needed to be euthanized.

August 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
After the project cavers found Abby, they left a light for her while Gerry Keene went to get help to get the dog out.

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  • Animals

A caving project became a rescue mission after a dog was found 500 feet down

What was supposed to be a caving excursion in Missouri turned into a rescue mission after a dog was found curled up and malnourished about 500 feet into the cave system.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
The wild ponies roam on South Ocean Beach at Assateague Island.

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  • Animals

A fossilized tooth may help solve the mystery of the Chincoteague ponies

After taking a second look at what was thought to be a cow tooth, one scientist has found evidence to help solve the mysterious origin story for these wild ponies.

August 11, 2022
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By:
  • Erika Ryan and
  • Justine Kenin
The Beluga whale swims in the lock of Notre Dame de la Garenne in Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne, west of Paris, France, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. During Wednesday's rescue operation, the dangerously thin animal began to have breathing difficulties, and experts decided the most humane thing to do was to euthanize the creature.

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  • Environment

Stranded whale dies after a rescue operation to remove it from a French river

A veterinarian said that during the rescue operation, the dangerously thin white mammal began to have breathing difficulties, and so experts decided to humanely euthanize the creature.

August 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The baby calf and mother Bibi are healthy, and the zoo says they are "inseparable."

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  • Animals

Fiona the Hippo gets a little brother

Fiona the Hippo got a baby brother last week. Her 23-year-old mom gave birth to a healthy calf, who has not been named yet.

August 08, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
The Galápagos land iguana is making a comeback on Santiago Island. Conservationists say the species is showing signs of being successfully reintroduced.

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  • Science

An island in the Galápagos reintroduced iguanas after nearly 200 years of extinction

The Galápagos land iguana is back on Santiago Island. That's thanks to some help from a team of conservationists.

August 08, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Zoos across the country are taking several steps to help animals beat the heat this summer.

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  • Animals

With record-breaking heat, zoos are finding ways to keep their animals cool

Extreme temperatures are taking a toll on zoo animals. Zoos throughout the U.S. are finding ways to help animals beat the heat.

August 06, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
A screenshot of a map showing case counts of COVID-19 reported in different animal species, part of an interactive <a href="https://vis.csh.ac.at/sars-ani/#infections">COVID data tracking dashboard</a> rendered by Complexity Science Hub Vienna. The drawings represent the type of animal, including both domestic and wild; the size of the bubbles reflects the number of cases in each locale.

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  • Global Health

How many animal species have caught COVID? First global tracker has (partial) answers

Just as human counts are incomplete, so are animal counts. But the first worldwide compilation of animal cases is a start at understanding the extent of human-to-animal transmission, scientists say.

August 05, 2022
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  • Max Barnhart
Ike the sea turtle

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  • Animals

Tybee’s sea turtle gets room to grow

Staff at the Tybee Marine Science Center rescued Ike in 2020 when he was a tiny straggler too weak to climb out of his North Beach nest on his own. He is the latest in a series of rescued loggerheads who serve as the center’s “marine debris ambassador.”

August 02, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Georgia’s first statewide survey of bald eagle nests in five years showed the national bird nesting in record numbers, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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  • Animals

Bald eagles are nesting in record numbers in Georgia

According to Georgia’s first statewide survey of bald eagle nests in five years, America's national bird is nesting in the Peach State in record numbers.

August 02, 2022
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  • Sarah Rose
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Noodling — pulling a catfish from the water by hand — is now legal in Louisiana

In Louisiana, some people like to fish by sticking their arm into murky water, feeling around for a catfish, and grabbing them by the mouth. A new law legalizing it goes into effect Aug. 1.

August 02, 2022
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  • Kezia Setyawan
A captured merlin is held near Lake Michigan on June 27 near Glen Arbor, Mich., where it will be fitted with a leg band and tracking device. The mission will enhance knowledge of a species still recovering from a significant drop-off caused by pesticides and help wildlife managers determine how to prevent merlins from attacking endangered piping plovers.

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  • Animals

As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape

Scientists face a challenge: A troubled species rebounds thanks to restoration efforts, only to make things worse for others by preying on them or outcompeting them for food and living space.

August 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Researchers caught a Greenland shark off the coast of Belize in April, the first reported sighting of the species in the western Caribbean. The shark is typically found in the Arctic and at depths of up to 7,000 feet below the ocean surface.

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  • Animals

A Greenland shark, one of the longest-living animals on Earth, was caught near Belize

This was the first time a Greenland shark was reported in the western Caribbean, researchers said. This species of shark is typically found in the Arctic and thousands of feet below the ocean surface.

July 31, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
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